Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park and the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) signed the agreement, which will seek to benchmark performance indicators and share examples of best practice.

Dr. Juma Al Matrooshi, who signed the MoU on behalf of DSO said: "Through this MoU, we aim to strengthen our ties with every government department in Dubai. This will help increase institutional performance as the standards will be based on the comparative competitiveness. By doing so, we contribute to Dubai's vision of being one of the leading cities in the world in applying good governance standards and achieving full transparency and credibility in government and semi-government transactions."